S. 4384: K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-30 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

Plain summary

K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to complete a study to identify and assess any causation or correlation between exposure to toxicants at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 7, 2001, and November 21, 2005, and incidents of cancer or other diseases in members of the Armed Forces. The bill also expands the definition of an open burn pit, for purposes of the VA's open burn pit registry, to include burn pits located on land in Uzbekistan. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

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Official text

K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4384, K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020 (2020-09-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tina Smith (D-MN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] reported raising $11.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s4384.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s4384 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116